Fruit-jar and fastening therefor



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I. MIRACLE. FRUIT JAR'AND FASTENING THEREFOR. No. 575,967. Patented Jan.26,1897.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MIRACLE, OF WOODVIElV, OHIO, ASSIGNO R OF ONE-HALF TO J. O.MIRACLE, OF DE GRAFF, OHIO.

FRUIT-JAR AND FASTENING THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,967, dated January26, 1897 Application fil d June 13, 1896. Serial No. 595,465. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MIRACLE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of IVoodview, in the county of Morrow and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Jars andFastenings Therefor; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of theinvention. Fig. 2is a central vertical section through top portion of jar. Fig. 3 is aside view of same.

This invention is designed to provide a fruit-jar and fastening devicetherefor of improved character; and it consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the bodyof the jar, having the neck portion A. This neck portion a shortdistance below the month has a broad annulus or flange B ofisettherefrom and formed with flat horizontal upper and lower faces.

0 designates the cover, which has recessed or hollow upper and lowerfaces, whereby are formed the oppositelyextending marginal flanges c 0'.The flange 0 forms the seatingflange, the usual packing-ring D beinginterposed between its seating edge and the upper face of the flange ]3.Flange c has a broad flat upper edge upon which the jar is designed torest in vertical position, and is cut away at diametrically oppositepoints, as indicated at Said clamp comprises a thin flat metallic bar orstrap E, having at each end a depending hinged or pivoted clamp-lug E,whose hooked lower end is arranged to engage under the flange B, the baror strap being seated across the top of the cover. The cut-away portionsor notches cl bring the upper face of the bar or strap below the upperedges of the flange 0, so that when the jar is inverted there are noprojections to interferewith its standing securely on said flange. Thesaid bar or strap is of spring material and has a central bearing uponthe cover formed by a raised boss 0 thereof.

The cover being seated upon the jar, one of the clamp-lugs E is engagedunder the flange B. The strap is then brought across the top of thecover and down against the boss 0, whereby it is sprung sufficiently topermit the other clamp-lug to be engaged with the flange B, the coverbeing in this manner securely held in place. By pressing down uponeither end portion of the strap, between the boss 0 and the flange c,the clamp-lug at that side can be readily disengaged. The notches d aremade sufficiently deep to permit this action.

It will be apparent from the above that the action of seating andunseating is a very simple one. Aside from this, however, theconstruction of the jar and the arrangement of the clamp in such amanner that the jar can be inverted is important, since in such positionthe contents of the jar form a seal against the entrance of air. Ascommonly constructed, fruit-jars having what is known asclamp-fastenings cannot be so inverted, owing to the fact that portionsof the clamp project beyond the top of the cover.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the jar having the surrounding flange a shortdistance below its neck, and the cover having a marginal vertical flangeupon both faces thereof, that upon its upper face being notched or cutaway at opposite points, said cover having also upon its upper face acentral boss or projection, of a clamp comprising a spring bar or strapdesigned to extend across the said cover at the notched portionsthereof, and to bear upon said boss or projection, and a hooked clamplughinged or pivoted to each end portion of said bar or strap and designedto engage underneath the flange of the jar, said clamp and cover beingwithout projections above the plane of the upper edge of the uppermarginal flange of said cover, whereby the jar may rest upon the coverin inverted position substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the jar having the IOC surrounding flange B, ashort distance below the mouth, and with the cover 0, having the flanges0 c and the boss 0' said flange c having a broad flat upper edge andbeing cut away or notched at opposite points, of the clamp comprising athin spring-metal strap E arranged to seat across the top of the jarupon the boss 0 and in the notches thereof, below the upper edges of theflange c and the hooked clamp-lugs E hinged or pivoted one to each endof said strap, said clamp and

